The Los Angeles Lakers are taking a bold gamble on their next head coach, with former sharpshooter JJ Redick emerging as the frontrunner for the job, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. This unexpected move could significantly impact NBA Playoffs odds, especially for teams in the Western Conference vying for a championship.

Carmelo Anthony isn't done with basketball, not by a long shot. The 10-time NBA All-Star recently announced his involvement as an owner in an expansion team for the National Basketball League (NBL), Australia's premier basketball league. But Anthony's ambitions stretch far beyond the Land Down Under. He has his eyes firmly set on ownership within the NBA itself."Now. I want it now," Anthony declared to ESPN's Marc J. Spears when discussing his ownership aspirations. "And that's something I'm working towards as we speak."

The NBA Finals are set for a thrilling clash between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics boast the stronger overall team, but the Mavericks have the edge with the best player on the court, Luka Doncic. The journeys of these two teams to the finals were markedly different, adding to the intrigue of the series.

In an unprecedented verdict, a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment case. This historic conviction makes Trump the first former U.S. president to be found guilty of a felony and the first major party presidential candidate to be convicted during a campaign for the White House, important for the Presidential betting odds.

Kyrie Irving, #11 of the Dallas Mavericks, celebrated with the Oscar Robertson Trophy after clinching the Western Conference Finals in a dominant 124-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Luka Doncic led the charge with a 36-point performance, including a blistering 20-point first quarter, propelling Dallas to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011.